OMG I feel for you! I had a friend who is training in "ninjutser". The first time we sparred he tried to do some ninjer reverse kick. I stop hit him in mid air, and he fell on the ground. It was the easiest stop hit EVER. Everything he tried that time didn't work on a resisting opponent. But he still believe in ninjutser. Actually i can't figure out how to snap him out of it. Any suggestions?

This is a lot like my experience. When I was 15, a school bully got me into Kempo (it was the first cool looking place I found in the phone book, and that's the only reason). I think the sparring helped a bit, but everything else was a complete waste of time. What did it for me was discovering MMA. I watched the original UFCs because they sounded like the real life version of the movie Bloodsport, and everything I knew about fighting changed. I've been training at Gracie Barra for the past 2 years.